Josiah W. Allen b. 1773

  • Artist (Painter)
Portrait and miniature painter, decorator and drawing teacher, Allen arrived in Sydney as a convict, having been arrested in England for forging bank notes. Upon reaching Sydney he advertised his skills as a portrait painter and drawing teacher.
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Name
Josiah W. Allen
Gender
Male
Roles
  • Artist (Painter)
Other Occupation
  • Decorator (ANZSIC code: 6924)
Birth date
1773
Birth place
Kent, England, UK
Death date
16 November 1838
Death place
Sydney, NSW
Active Period
  • c.1816 - c.1837
Arrival
  • 4 March 1817 (Arrived Sydney, NSW aboard the convict ship Fame.)
Residence
  • 4 March 1817 - 16 November 1838 Sydney, NSW
  • Kent, England, UK
Languages
  • English
Initial Record Data Source
  • The Dictionary of Australian Artists: painters, sketchers, photographers and engravers to 1870

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References [<ExternalResource: Moore, W., 'Story of Australian Art'.>, <ExternalResource: Buscombe, E. (1978), 'Artists in Early Australia and their Portraits', Sydney, NSW.>, <ExternalResource: Dixson, W., 'Notes on Australian artists', Dixson Library, State Library of New South Wlaes, manuscript WD53.>, <ExternalResource: (1832), Currency Lad, 09-08.>, <ExternalResource: (1832), Hill's Life in New South Wales, 10-05.>] [<ExternalResource: Moore, W., 'Story of Australian Art'.>]